April Caycedo And Jennifer Futch

APRIL CAYCEDO ANDJENNIFER FUTCH

5th Grade Courtesy Letters

Caycedo, April and Futch Jennifer

Grade Level: 5th Grade

Specific Form of Writing:

Courtesy Letter


Jennifer FutchECED 4300 BDr. Tonja RootFall 2007Grade Level5th GradeSpecific Form of WritingCourtesy LettersStage of WritingPrewriting



Primary Learning Outcome

PLO: Students will complete a graphic organizer for their

courtesy letter.


Form of WritingCourtesy Letters are friendly letters that you write to thank someone for something they do for you. It may also be an invitation you send inviting someone to a party. Finally, a courtesy letter may also be an apology that you write to someone.


Stage of Writing

The prewriting stage is the first stage in the writing process. It is the most important stage in the development of a good letter. In this stage, you must determine three things..


Stage of Writing Continued:You must determine who you are writing to, what you are thanking them for, and how you would like to close the letter. You will complete a

graphic organizer that will help you make sure you have all of

the parts needed for a courtesy letter.


Graphic OrganizerWho am I writing to?

________________________________________

Thank you for…..

____________________


Futch, J.L. (2007). Graphic Organizer. Unpublished Graphic Organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta Georgia.

Show and Explain ModelThank-You Letters from Students at Shukugawara Elementary School. Retrieved October 16, 2007, from http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/dolls/letters/japanese/shukugawara/index.htm

Dear Bill and Noriko,Thank you today for taking the trouble to come from America to deliver Lisa, the Blue-eyed Doll of Japanese-American friendship. I want to take care of Lisa so that Japan can be a friend with America and other countries. I thought it was very cute that Lisa has a birth date even though she is a doll. Thank you.Ritsu Adachi


http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/dolls/letters/japanese/shukugawara/index.htm


Show and Explain ModelUsing the thank you letters to

Bill and Noriko, show examples of thank you letters that students have written. These letters were written to the same people, but were all different. These are great examples of a thank you letter. By presenting the letters to students the teacher is showing how a thank you letter can be written.


Show and Explain ModelThis would allow students to see the format of who they are writing the letter, why they are writing the letter, what they are thanking the person for and a closure to the letter.


Practice ActivityAfter teaching students how to

write a courtesy letter, or thank you letter, I would give them the graphic organizer to begin the prewriting activity. During this activity I would explain the parts of the graphic organizer clearly to the students. After explaining the parts we would then walk through each part of the graphic organizer and allow students to fill in their graphic organizer with teacher assistance. Caycedo, April and Futch Jennifer

Assessment ActivitySince students will be writing

a thank you letter to our grade mother for baking

cookies, I would give students a blank graphic organizer which they will

complete so that they may complete a thank you letter.


April CaycedoECED 4300 BDr Tonja RootFall 2007Grade Level5th GradeSpecific Form of WritingCourtesy LettersStage of WritingDrafting Stage.



Primary Learning Outcome

PLO: Students will write a rough draft of a courtesy letter using the friendly letter format


Form of WritingCourtesy Letters are friendly letters that you write to thank someone for something they do for you. It may also be an invitation you send inviting someone to a party. Finally, a courtesy letter may also be an apology that you write to someone. Caycedo, April and Futch Jennifer

Stage of WritingDrafting is the second stage of the writing process. During this stage, you will use the graphic organizer that you created during the prewriting stage to write a rough draft of your courtesy letter. All you have to do during this stage is put your thoughts on paper.


Stage of Writing Continued. All you need to do is translate your thoughts from your graphic organizer into sentences for your rough draft. You need to date the letter, greet the reader, complete the letter and close your letter.


Show and Explain ModelDear Bill and Noriko,

Thank you for coming today to Shukugawara Elementary School. I was surprised to find out that the birthday of Lisa (I want to take good care of her) on February 2 is the same as mine. I really want to be good friends with America and other countries. Also, I want to search for the Japanese Friendship Doll named Miss Kanagawa. When I saw the pictures of terror, I thought, "This is too terrible." I will be friends and not make war.Kenta Fujiwara Caycedo, April and Futch Jennifer

Show and Explain ModelThank-You Letters from Students at Shukugawara Elementary School. Retrieved October 16, 2007, from http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/dolls/letters/japanese/shukugawara/index.htm




Show and Explain Model

In this instance, the internet site can be used to show children how to draft a letter. I will be able to show students how each letter contains certain parts. Each letter begins with an introduction, includes a body, and ends with a distinct conclusion. Students will be able to see in the letters how to support the main idea with details. They will also be able to see how important an introduction and conclusion are to a courtesy letter. Caycedo, April and Futch Jennifer

Practice ActivityThe students will choose who

they will write the courtesy letter to as well as decide as a group what they will be thanking the recipient for. The students will then dictate a courtesy letter while I transcribe, word for word, what the students have said.


Practice Activity ContinuedBefore we focus on the body of

the letter, I will have the students describe for me how the letter should be set up. Once we have the appropriate format, the class will work together to practice writing a courtesy letter.


Assessment ActivityStudents will use the graphic organizer they created during the prewriting stage to compose a courtesy letter to the grade mothers for providing such delicious cookies for the classroom. They will be expected to use the appropriate format, identify who they are thanking, what they are thanking them for, use supporting details, and create an appropriate concluding statement and ending.


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April Caycedo And Jennifer Futch